10: Endocrine

Question 1

Tropic

Answer 1

Hormone that goes somewhere else to cause another hormone to be resealed

Question 2

ACTH

Answer 2

Adenocorticotropic hormone

Released by anterior pituitary to act on adrenals for long term stress

Question 3

TSH

Answer 3

Thyroid stimulating hormone

Tells thyroid to release T3 and T4 which stimulates metabolism in tissues

Question 4

PRL

Answer 4

prolactin

Stimulates milk production in mammary glands

Question 5

FSH

Answer 5

Follicle stimulating hormone

Manage menstrual cycle and oocyte release

Question 6

LH

Answer 6

Lutenizing hormone

Release of egg and maintain menstrual cycle

Question 7

MSH

Answer 7

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Stimulates melanocytes in skin

Question 8

ADH

Answer 8

Antidiuretic hormone

Tells kidneys to retain Na and water to increase BP and blood volume

Question 9

OXT

Answer 9

oxytocin

Stimulates labor contractions and the release of milk

Question 10

CT

Answer 10

Calcitonin

Calcitonin lowers the Ca levels

Question 11

PTH

Answer 11

Parathyroid hormone

Raises the Ca levels

Question 12

ANP

Answer 12

Atrial natriuetic peptide

Comes from the heart Tells kidney to release Na and water to lower BP and blood volume

Question 13

EPO

Answer 13

Erythropoietin

Comes from kidney and stimulates red blood cell formation

Question 14

2 types of lipophobic endocrine

Answer 14

Amino acid (smallest) 
Peptide (largest)

Question 15

How does the hypothalamus communicate with the posterior pituitary

Answer 15

Neural axons

Question 16

How does the hypothalamus communicate with the anterior pituitary

Answer 16

Capillary portal

Question 17

What hormone releases glucocorticoid

Answer 17

ACTH

Question 18

Which endocrine gland stores hormones in follicle cavities

Answer 18

Thyroid

Question 19

Aldosterone is the principal

Answer 19

Mineralcorticoid (steroid)

Question 20

All hormones are

Answer 20

Chemical messengers

Question 21

Primary glands

Answer 21

Thyroid 
Adrenal 
Pancreas 
Pineal 
Parathyroid

Question 22

Secondary glands

Answer 22

Adipose tissue 
Digestive tract 
Kidney 
Gonads
Heart

Question 23

Which gland has direct control by nervous system

Answer 23

Adrenal

Question 24

Which hormones have direct release of hormones

Answer 24

Posterior pituitary
ADH
OXT

Question 25

Which hormones are regulated indirectly

Answer 25

Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary 
LH
FSH
TSH
ACTH
MSH
PRL
GH

Question 26

What do second messengers do?

Answer 26

They amplify results

Question 27

cAMP

Answer 27

A signaler that helps secondary messengers with amplification

Question 28

What is humoral stimuli

Answer 28

Changes in extracellular fluid fluid causing negative feedback

Question 29

What is hormonal stimuli

Answer 29

Changes I’m hormone levels causing negative feedback

Question 30

What is neural stimuli

Answer 30

Neurotransmitter stimulation through negative feedback

Question 31

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 31

ADH isn’t working so they’re constantly thirsty and constantly peeing

Question 32

Adrenal cortex

Answer 32

Salt
Sugar
Sex

Question 33

Androgens

Answer 33

Sex hormone from adrenal cortex

Question 34

Cortisol

Answer 34

Raises blood sugar through adrenal cortex

Question 35

Aldosterone

Answer 35

Salt retention from adrenal cortex

Question 36

T3 name

Answer 36

Tri-iodothyronine

Question 37

T4 name

Answer 37

Thyroxin

Question 38

3 hormones from kidney

Answer 38

Calcitriol
EPO
Renin

Question 39

Calcitriol

Answer 39

Stimulated by PTH to increase Ca

Question 40

EPO

Answer 40

Stimulated by low ox levels in kidneys to produce RBC